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  2. Jagir - Wikipedia

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    A jagir was technically a feudal life estate, as the grant reverted to the state upon the jagirdar's death.However, in practice, jagirs became a hereditary position. [10] [11] The family was thus the de facto ruler of the territory, earned income from part of the tax revenues and delivered the rest to the treasury of the state during the Islamic rule period, and later in parts of India that ...

  3. Grant-in-aid - Wikipedia

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    A grant-in-aid is money allocated from a central/state government to subnational governments to provide specific services or fund specific projects. [1] Such funding is usually used when the government and the legislature decide that the recipient should be publicly funded but operate with reasonable independence from the state .

  4. Grant (money) - Wikipedia

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    Latin grant dated 1329, written on fine parchment or vellum, with seal. A grant is a fund given by a person or organization, often a public body, charitable foundation, a specialised grant-making institution, or in some cases a business with a corporate social responsibility mission, to an individual or another entity, usually, a non-profit organisation, sometimes a business or a local ...

  5. Land grant - Wikipedia

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    A land grant is a gift of real estate—land or its use privileges—made by a government or other authority as an incentive, means of enabling works, or as a reward for services to an individual, especially in return for military service. Grants of land are also awarded to individuals and companies as incentives to develop unused land in ...

  6. Category:Hindi words and phrases - Wikipedia

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    Pages in category "Hindi words and phrases" The following 100 pages are in this category, out of 100 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A. Aam Aadmi;

  7. Hindustani profanity - Wikipedia

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    The Hindustani language employs a large number of profanities across the Hindi-speaking diaspora. Idiomatic expressions, particularly profanity, are not always directly translatable into other languages, and make little sense even when they can be translated. Many English translations may not offer the full meaning of the profanity used in the ...

  8. List of Sanskrit and Persian roots in Hindi - Wikipedia

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    The following is an alphabetical (according to Hindi's alphabet) list of Sanskrit and Persian roots, stems, prefixes, and suffixes commonly used in Hindi. अ (a)

  9. Grant - Wikipedia

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    Grant (given name), including a list of people and fictional characters; Grant (surname), including a list of people and fictional characters Ulysses S. Grant (1822–1885), the 18th president of the United States and general of the Union during the American Civil War; Cary Grant (1904–1986), British-American actor; Hugh Grant (born 1960 ...